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J. E. BRUNDAGB. Bottle Stopper Fastener.

No.224,327.' 'Paten t-ed Feb."l0,l88'( Jaw WITNESSES: INVENTOR: I QJQII/HLM NVFETERS, PNOTmLITMOGRAPMER, WASHINGTON n C UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. BRUNDAGE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF ANDHEWLETT VALENTINE, OF SAME PLACE.

BOTTLE-STOPPER FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters mat No. 224,327, dated February10, 1880.

Application filed December 10, 1879.

have been employed working entirely on the outside of the neck of thebottle.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple, safe, andreliable fastening working on the inside of the neck; and the inventionconsists in a loop or strap having its ends formed into hooks andengaging with recesses and abutments in the interior of the neck of thebottle, while the top of the loop engages with the top of the stopper,whereby both stopper and loop are securely held and accidentaldisplacement is rendered impossible.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view of abottle illustrating my invention. Fig. 2v is a vertical section. Fig. 3is a perspective view of the fasteningloop. Fig. 4 is a top view of theneck of the bottle.

The bottle A may have the outside of the neck of the usual or anysuitable form. ,On the interior surface of the neck of the bottle aretwo recesses, a a,diametrically opposite each other. Each recess is of awidth and depth corresponding with the thickness of the wire composingthe loop, and isinthe form of an arc of a circle.' The portion withinsaid are forms an abutment, 01?. These recesses and abutments are formedwhile the glass is in a plastic state by means of an expanding-tool ofsuitable description.

The loop or strap (see Fig. 3) consists of a wire, B, bent so as to formthree sides of a square or rectangular figure, and having its 7 endscurved to form hooks b b.' The curve of eachhook 12 corresponds with thecurve of the recess a. in the'neck of the bottle, so that said hookswork nicely in said recesses.

In using this fastening, the ends of the hooks b are inserted in thetops of the recesses a, with the loop in the horizontal position shownin dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the loop is then moved to the verticalposition shown in full lines in Figs. 1 and 2, so as to embrace thestopper 0 and hold it securely in place.

The loop may be placed in the first position either before matter thestopper is inserted.

I am aware that patents have been granted for stopper-fasteningsconsisting of swinging 6o loops having their hearings on rings outside iof the necks.

' I am also aware that a patent has been granted for a stopper-fasteningconsisting of a loop having its ends turned inward toward each other andengaging with sockets on the outside of the neck. 7

My invention possesses advantages over those, inasmuch as it isimpossible for the stopper to escape or be withdrawn while the loop isin position over the top of the stopper without breaking the bottle,because the ends or vertical portions of the loop, being inside theneck, cannot spring outward laterally; and as the hooks b tit nicely inand correspond with the shape of the recesses a and engage with theabutments (1 the wire cannot be straight ened out by any force which canbe brought to bear upon them.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- Abottle-stopper fastening consisting of a loop or strap having itsendscurved and engaging with recesses and abutments in the interior ofthe neck of a bottle, substantially as and for the purpose hereindescribed.

JAMES E. BRUNDAGE.

Witnesses:

'E. R. BROWN,

J AMES H. HUNTER.

